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Through the Woods...

A wonderful hike up a towering volcano.

Well, the weekend is almost here and I have some awesome plans - Skiing in St. Anton, Austria.  Since this will be the first snow outing of the season I am super excited.  Only a couple more hours until our flight departs from Naples!Before I leave I wanted to share an image i am particularly fond of.  Last weekend a friend and I had the opportunity to hike Mount Vesuvius from bottom to top.  There is a tourist route which involves driving halfway up the volcano, but we opted for the footpath, 9 KM round trip.  It is hard to beleive that one can find so much beauty in the center of such a booming metropolis.  The foot path we took twisted and turned all the way up, leading us through lush forest and beautiful scenery to witness a wonderful sunrise.  You can check out one of the posts from the hike here: http://catchthejiffy.com/2012/01/12/through-the-woods/.  I hope you all have a fantastic long weekend and check back next week for more posts! 

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